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Plans for Balsams Grand Resort outlined BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN – Demolition and renovation of the Balsams Grand Hotel will get underway this spring with the goal of reopening the grand resort in the summer of 2013. Dan Hebert, one of the co-owners of Balsams View LLC, gave an overview of plans
for the facility at last week’s meeting of the Coos Planning Board. Hebert said abatement of hazardous materials in the hotel is scheduled to get underway May 1 and take about three weeks. That will be followed by extensive demolition totaling about 400,000 square feet including the former Tillotson rubber
factor, boiler, and the wind whistle house. The demolition is expected to take two months. The remaining 130,000 square feet of space will be completely renovated and Hebert said about 80,000 square feet of new space will be added. When complete, see BALSAMS page 15
Jackie Cilley comes home with visit to Berlin
BERLIN -- Jackie Cilley, candidate for Governor, will be back in Berlin on Friday, April 20, connecting with old friends, family, business leaders, workers, and meeting with voters. Never far from her mind, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jackie Cilley’s beginnings in Berlin form the foundation of every talk she gives and, indeed, shapes her views on policy for our Granite State. With a full slate of activities that range from breakfast at Tea Birds Cafe to an evening rally at Heritage Park, Jackie will be listening to voters and sharing her ideas for moving our state and, especially the North Country, forward. After
breakfast, Jackie will be touring area businesses and meeting with people in downtown Berlin. She will also spend time at the community college, Berlin’s High School, and the local Health and Human Services office along with visits to one of the new homes fueled by wood pellet boilers through the Better Buildings program. To finish out the day, Jackie’s campaign invites the entire community to join friends and supporters for a get-together pot luck at Heritage Park from 5 – 7:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Claude Pigeon and his band. The public is invited. see CILLEY page 6
Jasper committee discusses natural resources inventory BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
Poof Tardiff’s friend, classmate and a co-captain of the 1963 BHS Hockey team, Sam Paquette recently sent him a game puck that was used when Berlin High won its first NHIAA State Hockey Championship. He found it while cleaning his house in Concord several weeks ago.Tardiff suggested that they donate it to the Moffet House Museum and he agreed. The game was played over forty-nine years ago to a capacity crowd where many spectators had to be turned away.The date was February 19, 1963 and the game was against the great intra city rival Notre Dame Rams, who had been state champions every year since 1947. Tardiff invites any member of both teams and or spectators that watched this game to come and view the short presentation at the Moffett House on High Street at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012 and check out this historical residence in Berlin.Most people will remember all of these great games that took place in our old Notre Dame Arena, as they were the talk of the town and state every time they took place.
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BERLIN – Members of the Mount Jasper subcommittee met last week to discuss a natural resources inventory of the 203acre city-owned parcel. The city issued a request for proposals from firms interested in performing a natural resources inventory of the property. The inventory is a first step in the development of a management plan for the property. Subcommittee Chair Sally Manikian said the city received 101 Main Street Gorham, NH 603-466-5811
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several proposals. After review, she said the subcommittee decided to meet with John Severance and Elise Lawson, owners of Watershed to Wildlife, Inc., a natural resources and land use planning firm out of Whitefield last Thursday. Originally, the subcommittee planned to walk part of the property with Severance and Lawson but an unexpected downpour forced the meeting into the high school cafeteria. Severance and Lawson spoke about other projects the firm has see JASPER page 11
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